6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
Sunset: 5:49 pm Dark: 6:19 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:28 am
Thursday January 11, 2024
Flight: 6:36 pm Scouts: 6:30 pm 47 minutes after sunset ~12.9k flew a few miles both NNEE & NNW on S Winds at 13mph – had been S 12-15 all afternoon with gusts to 30 mph around 4pm, A Few Clouds, Temp 70°F, Dew Point 62°F steady, 12 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, RH 78% rising, BP 29.54 falling, bats viewable until 8:01 pm under streetlights
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
Sunset: 5:48 pm Dark: 6:18 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:28 am
Wednesday January 10, 2024
Flight: 6:36 pm Scouts: 6:22 pm 48 minutes after sunset ~4.5k flew a few miles both SE & NW on S Winds at 5 mph – had been S or SW 16-21 mph all afternoon with gusts to 35 mph around 1pm, Partly Cloudy, Temp 57°F, Dew Point 40°F rising, 19 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 3876′, RH 53% rising, BP 29.77 rising, a smattering of bats viewable until 8:51 pm under streetlights
Tuesday January 9, 2024
BrackenScouts 0:30, Bracken(~7.3k – 5% to altitude) 0:38, FrioScouts 0:50, Frio(~26.3k) StuartScouts 0:58, Stuart(~0.6k – 28% to altitude) 1:34, Congress Flight Time Conditions: Temp 44˜F, DewPoint 22° steady, Winds NW at 14 mph – had been NW 12-16 mph all day with gusts to 25 mph around 3pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 21 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5016′, RH 42% falling, BP 29.31 rising
Wednesday January 10, 2014
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area
Sunset: 5:47 pm Dark: 6:17 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:28 am
Tuesday January 9, 2024
Flight: No Flight Scouts: Congress Flight Time Conditions: Temp 44˜F, Dew Point 22° steady, Winds NW at 14 mph – had been NW 12-16 mph all day with gusts to 25 mph around 3pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 21 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5016′, RH 42% falling, BP 29.31 rising
January 8, 2024
A cold front meets Gulf moisture just after dark, spawning storms up the I-35 corridor, small flight from Bracken 0:26 met with developing storm, Congress Flight Time Conditions: Temp 62˜F, DewPoint 26° steady, Winds W at 10 mph with gusts to 22 mph – winds had flipped from SE to NW around 2pm with gusts to 37 mph around 4pm, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, only 2 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 8208′, RH 25% falling, BP 29.59 rising